Monitoring the Regional

Framework for Action for Children

2002-2015

Regional Framework for Action for Children 2002-2015

Architecture

Early Childhood Development

Child Protection and Child Rights

Child Health and Well Being

Education and Development of Young

People

Children affected by Climate Change and

Disasters

Results and Priority Actions

Performance Benchmarks

Thematic Areas

Example:1. Comprehensive, sustainable

and effective early childhood development programmes in all Member States

1a. All Member Countries develop and formally adopt comprehensive ECD polices with legislative and administrative reforms required for policy implementation.

1b. All Member Countries use CARICOM guidelines in the development of ECD Policy

1c. All Member countries harmonize early childhood terminology.

1. Member States formally adopt an Early Childhood Development (ECD) policy

2. Member States have national regulatory frameworks with standards for ECD services in place

3. Members States have an integrated ECD framework in place

4. Member States have ECD programmes that include social protection mechanisms for most vulnerable children, especially for those under three years

5. Member States have ECD programmes that include early interventions for children with special needs

Regional Framework for Action for Children 2002-2015

Requirements

Ability to monitor status against performance benchmarks of the RFAFC across all CARICOM member states – enhance mutual accountability

Sharing of key policy documents, status reports and best practices – contribute to learning

Extensible to other CARICOM frameworks / agreements, using performance benchmarks – expand to CARICOM cooperation

Monitoring Commitments

Expandability

Regional sharing and standardization

http://monitoring.caricom.org:: FeaturesCARICOM’s monitoring system

1 A web-hosted, device independent solution with a minimal learning curve

2 Organised by Focus Areas [e.g. Children, Youth, Trade, etc.] and Frameworks [e.g. RFAFC, CYDAP, etc.]

3 Rich Dashboards and reports for each framework, providing an overall dashboard, country dashboards and thematic dashboards

4 Data entered by Country Focal Points from Member States against performance benchmarks

5 Administered by the CARICOM Secretariat through a Framework Manager (Specialist) and Systems Administration (Webmaster)

http://monitoring.caricom.org:: AdministrationCARICOM’s monitoring system

Framework One: 2004-2010

Focus Area One: Children

Basic Information /Content ManagementGuidance documentsThematic Areas and BenchmarksCountry Focal PointsFramework Partners

SystemBasic Information / Content ManagementGlobal template Focus Areas and FrameworksCountry focal point master listFramework Manager listPartner master list

Framework Two: 2011-2015

SYSADMIN

FRAMEWORK MANAGER

http://monitoring.caricom.org:: UsersCARICOM’s monitoring system

Self registrationUpdate status against benchmarksUpload relevant country documents

Country Focal Points

For the selected framework:View summary dashboards – overall, country or thematicView reports (including historical reports) against benchmarksRetrieve documents by thematic area, country, benchmark, etc.Share using Social Media

All Users / Public (no registration necessary)

http://monitoring.caricom.org:: DashboardsCARICOM’s monitoring system

Overall progress on the frameworkProgress by thematic areaCurrent progress by country / thematic areaProgress by benchmark typeTrend over time in meeting benchmarks across countries

Overall

Progress by CountryProgress by BenchmarkProgress by Benchmark TypeTotal country documents uploaded

Thematic Area

http://monitoring.caricom.org:: DashboardsCARICOM’s monitoring system

Overall progress on the frameworkProgress by thematic areaCurrent progress by country / thematic areaProgress by benchmark typeTrend over time in meeting benchmarks across countries

Country

ANTIGUA63% benchmarks completed20% increase in the last 6 months

0% 100%

50%63%

CARICOM Average 45%

Antigua

Education Health Protection Participation

52%

68% 65%59%

77%

89% 85%

36%

CARICOM overall scoreAntigua Score

Overall progress by thematic area (Antigua vs CARICOM overall) Overall progress by

benchmark type and thematic area

Education

Health

Protection

Participation

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8

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1

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10

15

17

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Data Not Reported No Progress In Progress Completed

Reported status against benchmarks

CARICOM

Antigua

CARICOM

Antigua

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Antigua

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Policy and plan

Structure and Mechanism

BudgetCapacity

Coordination

0%

50%

100%

Education

Health

Protection

Participation

Next Steps• Demo http://monitoring.caricom.org• Q&A

Agreement on Country Focal Points for reporting on ECD, Education, Health, Protection and Climate Change

Status update by 20 June.Document upload by 30 June